An offshore oil rig employee who earned upwards of $200,000 per year and worked well over 40 hours per week is entitled to receive overtime pay for extra hours worked even though the company classified him as an overtime-exempt executive, … Continue reading Oil rig worker earning $200,000 a year entitled to overtime in Supreme Court ruling that splits conservatives
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Feb. 22 that a woman whose husband defrauded a man who bought their San Francisco home is financially responsible even though she did not participate in the fraudulent scheme. Kate Bartenwerfer, who filed for bankruptcy after … Continue reading Wife liable for husband’s fraud in botched real estate deal, Supreme Court rules
The justices of the Supreme Court struggled during oral arguments on Feb. 21 on the extent to which social media platforms should be held liable when terrorist groups use the platforms to promote their cause. Conservative and liberal members of … Continue reading Supreme Court struggles during hearing about lifting Section 230 protections from social media platforms
The Supreme Court rejected on Feb. 21 Republican Dan Cox’s challenge to a state court order he argued unconstitutionally allowed the early counting of mail ballots in the gubernatorial election he lost in the fall. Cox, who was endorsed by … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects Maryland election ruling challenge by GOP’s 2022 candidate for governor
The Supreme Court issued a new order on Feb. 21 suggesting it is moving forward with a case about the Title 42 policy that allows rapid expulsion of illegal aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico border after it abruptly canceled a hearing in the case days ago. The Biden administration had asked the High Court to drop the case, arguing it was moot because President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget said in a press release on Jan. 30 that it would extend the soon-to-expire pandemic-era emergencies to May 11 “and then end both emergencies on that date.” The current national and public health … Continue reading States’ challenge to Biden’s withdrawal of Title 42 border expulsions policy not dead, Supreme Court action suggests
President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to partially forgive student loans will likely receive a cool reception when the Supreme Court hears challenges to the program on Feb. 28, legal experts told The Epoch Times. Biden introduced the plan in August … Continue reading Biden student loan forgiveness plan in trouble at Supreme Court, lawyers say
The 19 states fighting the Biden administration’s plan to end the Title 42 policy that allows rapid expulsion of the illegal immigrants swamping the U.S.-Mexico border are asking the Supreme Court to press on with the case after it abruptly canceled … Continue reading 19 states ask Supreme Court to move forward with Title 42 border expulsions case after court cancels oral argument
An unsuccessful Republican candidate for Maryland’s governorship is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a state court order he argues unconstitutionally allowed the early counting of mail-in ballots in the November 2022 election he lost. The request for the Supreme … Continue reading GOP’s 2022 candidate for Maryland governor asks US Supreme Court to undo state court’s suspension of mail-in balloting rules: Petition invokes ‘independent state legislature doctrine’ now being deliberated by justices in high-profile North Carolina case
A former police officer is considering filing a civil rights lawsuit against a Georgia police department after he was forced out of his job for refusing to delete a Facebook post defending traditional marriage. The possible lawsuit comes as the Supreme Court … Continue reading Cop who lost job over pro-traditional marriage social media post considers suing Georgia city
After the Biden administration asked it to do so, on Feb. 16 the Supreme Court canceled highly anticipated upcoming arguments over the fate of the pandemic-era Title 42 policy that allows the rapid expulsion of would-be migrants at the border. Oral arguments in the case, Arizona v. Mayorkas, court file 22-592, had been scheduled for March 1. The new one-sentence entry on the court’s docket says the case is “removed from … the argument calendar,” without explanation or any indication of how the justices voted on the matter. President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget said on Jan. 30 that it would extend … Continue reading Supreme Court cancels highly anticipated hearing over Title 42 immigration, border security case
A Washington state couple will soon ask the Supreme Court to disallow what they consider to be an unconstitutional wealth tax that was levied on capital gains they never received. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new law, a reform of the federal tax code, also included a provision known as the Mandatory Repatriation Tax or the Section 965 Transition Tax. This provision taxes U.S. citizens on certain accumulated foreign earnings of foreign corporations going back 30 years, even if the earnings have not been distributed. This means taxing people on income they never received and never … Continue reading Couple appeals wealth tax to SCOTUS that 9th Circuit upheld
Georgia’s state Senate passed legislation on Feb. 14 to erect a statue honoring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state capitol in Atlanta, despite the impassioned objections of Democratic lawmakers. Thomas, a black man, has long been a target of … Continue reading Georgia Senate approves statue of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, over Democrats’ opposition
The Supreme Court will soon consider whether a city’s sponsorship of a prayer vigil that offended atheists who witnessed it violates the First Amendment. The case comes as the high court has become increasingly protective in recent years of constitutionally based religious freedoms. The justices are scheduled to consider the petition in City of Ocala, Florida v. Rojas, court file 22-278, on Feb. 17. The case goes back to 2014 when Ocala held a public vigil after drive-by shootings in which young children were injured. Community leaders suggested a prayer vigil be conducted to promote public healing, and the local chief of … Continue reading Supreme Court considering whether offended atheists may sue Florida city over prayers
A group of national medical associations and doctors urged a federal court on Feb. 10 to order a federal regulator to reverse its two-decade-old approval of Mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions that critics say endangers women who use … Continue reading Federal court urged to reverse FDA approval of abortion pill
A cousin of Emmett Till, the young black boy lynched in 1955 for approaching a white woman in Mississippi, filed suit in federal court demanding that a recently discovered arrest warrant from the era be served on the woman. Till, a 14-year-old … Continue reading Cousin of Emmett Till sues to compel sheriff to arrest white woman, 88, whose 1955 interaction with boy preceded his lynching
A Christian school in Colorado told the Supreme Court it can’t be sued for firing a woke teacher who accused the school, parents, and students of racism because it is a religious institution that is beyond the reach of the First Amendment. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The case itself involves the so-called ministerial exception that the Supreme Court recognized in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Employment Opportunity Division (2012). The exception prevents employees who carry out religious functions from suing church bodies. The Supreme … Continue reading Christian school tells Supreme Court it can’t be sued by former teacher who accused it of racism
The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court on Feb. 7 to dismiss 19 states’ challenge to the cancellation of the pandemic-era Title 42 policy that allows rapid expulsion of would-be migrants at the border. The administration argued that its plan to terminate … Continue reading Biden admin asks Supreme Court to drop Title 42 immigration case
The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, may protect abortion as a federal right, a federal judge said on Feb. 6 in an ongoing prosecution of pro-life activists charged with conspiracy to block access to an abortion clinic. The statement could open … Continue reading Constitution’s 13th Amendment may protect abortion as a federal right, federal judge says
The Supreme Court should disallow President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to partially forgive student loans, former House Speaker John Boehner and former Reps. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) and John Kline (R-Minn.) told the court. Biden introduced the plan in August 2022 in a move that critics decried as a constitutionally dubious attempt to shore up Democrats’ fortunes ahead of the November 2022 congressional elections. While the Congressional Budget Office said the plan could cost about $400 billion, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the price tag could exceed $1 trillion. About 26 million people reportedly applied under the program … Continue reading Former Speaker Boehner urges Supreme Court to block Biden’s student loan cancellation plan
A federal law barring marijuana users from possessing guns violates the Constitution, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled. The decision cites last year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that affirmed an individual right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The ruling came … Continue reading Federal law banning marijuana users from having firearms is unconstitutional, judge rules